Caomin

It was not long before the Southwest was merged into the Dading Dynasty, and it was once regarded as a barbarian land by the court.

The real development of the Southwest came after the Southwest became the fiefdom of King Xia.After experiencing the governance of successive Xia kings, the court knew what it had lost.

The land that is cultivated three times a year, the land of fish and rice with a well-developed water system, and the simple people... After the court reacted, Southwest did not know that the Dading Dynasty was named Liang, but only knew that the Southwest King was named Xia.

Before the Xia family entered the southwest, the Fan family was a family force that entered the southwest earlier than the Xia family.Of course, the Fan family paid more attention to the forest resources in the southwest.Until now, the Fan family's wooden furniture business is still well-known in the Dading Dynasty.

In addition, there is one more thing - the coffin shop.

Although the business of coffins may seem unpopular, it is very profitable.

Not to mention wealthy families, even ordinary families, as long as they have the conditions, it is not uncommon for the boards used to make coffins to be kept at home for more than ten or twenty years.Moreover, the coffin boards are made of good materials.

One of the main reasons why Fan Haoxuan returned to Yunzhou was the coffin shop business.

"In this world, it's not easy to do anything." Sitting in front of Fan Haoxuan was an old man with white eyebrows, but in terms of seniority, this old man in his 70s had to call Fan Haoxuan uncle.

The old man is not only good-natured, but also shrewd: "Xiao Er sees that the world will not be peaceful for a while. Although our Fan family is a big family, it is not a small sampan that cannot withstand storms. After all, it is better to stick together. .”

Generally, those who are in charge of doing business in the family are those whose family status is not very high.Fan Nian ranked [-]th, Fan Haoxuan didn't know which team it was for a while.But the eldest son among the dwarfs, since he is in charge of such a lucrative business, he still has some status in the family.This is not necessarily a temptation in the family.

In the current situation, it is not necessarily that the Xia family needs to rely on the Fan family, even the Fan family also needs to rely on the Xia family.

The Fan family has money, and the Xia family has soldiers!

Money is becoming less and less valuable; soldiers are a good thing.

The Fan family has developed for hundreds of years, and speaking of it, they also have some private soldiers under their command.But this part of private soldiers is not easy to put on the bright side, and because it cannot be put on the bright side, the number is not large.Although it has always been more expensive than fine, but in such a big environment, no matter how fine it is, it can't be worth thousands of troops.

Fan Haoxuan generally knew the purpose of Fan Nian's visit, but he didn't necessarily have to answer the question: "I just came back from the capital, and I don't know much about the situation in the southwest. If there are any difficulties in the family, you can tell me , if I can help, I will definitely help."

When he said this, Fan Haoxuan's face was a little haggard. Three points really rushed out, and three points were just pretending.

Seeing this, Fan Nian didn't dare to say anything more, so he surrendered.How well do people understand this?When it is useful, I think of others, but why can't I think of it when it is making money?

Fan Haoxuan is such a patriarch, how many people in the clan can take him seriously?

Fan Nian's status in the clan is low. In the past, as a businessman, he always stood in the corner when holding clan meetings.This time, some elders of the Fan family who were high above him two or three years ago had a talk with him, um, they sent a housekeeper.

Fan Nian is a businessman, anyone can make calculations, but he is a little bit more agile.What the elders meant was to let him stand in line.But what about after standing in line?How many clan elders can unite the front?If unification cannot be achieved, is it necessary to divide the clans?If the Fan family is divided into several parts, what advantage does it have over ordinary aristocratic families?Under such a situation, it is not uncommon to be destroyed in an instant.

If the name is not right, the patriarch of the Fan family is still there!

In the final analysis, Fan Haoxuan will still be pushed out, even if it is just to be a puppet patriarch.However, the clan elders dare not, after all there is a Xia family standing behind Fan Haoxuan.One controls the three continents in the southwest, and the other Xia family pulls the flag!

Regardless of whether the Xia family succeeds or fails in the end, if the Xia family is torn apart, it is absolutely no problem for the Xia family to not only clean up the Fan family, but also hurt the Fan family.

That's right, Concubine Xia is from the Fan family, but not talking about married girls, that is, kinship, Concubine Xia must also stand behind her own nephew.Even if there is a lot of unhappiness between two people, each person can clearly distinguish between close and distant.

Besides the matter of his aunt and nephew, Fan Haoxuan was brought up by Princess Xia, so it would not be an exaggeration to say that he is his own mother.If such a relationship breaks out again, can it really turn the world upside down?

Fan Nian thought about it, and thought about it again, and found that he had nothing to think about: "We still have to stand in line, so we just stand like this." He followed the patriarch, who can tell his fault?These days, no matter how rich the Fan family is, they can't rely on it. It's better to rely on someone with military power under their hands. They don't expect anything, but they can always protect one or two.

Fan Nian is a bachelor, he has already made a decision in his heart, and he will start to clean up when he returns home.It's easy at the moment, because in this world, the shop has already lost much business.He also opened a coffin shop. It was originally located in a deserted place on the street, and a shop was not worth much. After checking the accounts, he changed hands and went to find Fan Haoxuan.

Out of nowhere!

Fan Haoxuan went to the palace.

Xia Wang summoned.

This was the first time Fan Haoxuan saw King Xia after returning to the southwest.Even though he grew up in Prince Xia's mansion, the relationship between King Xia and him is not close.In the early years, he didn't know the reason, he just thought it was his strict father, after all, King Xia treated Xia Ruicheng the same way.But after he went to the capital, after a long time, he slowly came up with some guesses, including the reason why he was sent to the capital back then, or the reason why he spared no effort to send him to the prince.

The Fan family's seizure of power is one of them, but no matter how long the Fan family's hands are, they can't reach it and dare not reach it into the Xia Palace.

The reason for Princess Xia to do this is that he is more dangerous in the Xia Palace than beside the prince!

And in Prince Xia's mansion, the person who can do something under Princess Xia's nose...

In King Xia's study, Fan Haoxuan had been standing for a long time, and King Xia didn't sit down.

The expressions of the two were similar, equally cold.But in comparison, Xia Wang was even more vicissitudes: "Uncle is busy with government affairs, so it took so long to call you to talk, can't you blame uncle?"

Fan Haoxuan quickly cupped his hands: "Haoxuan dare not."

The corners of King Xia's mouth twitched slightly, like a smile, and he pointed to the tea table beside him and said, "Really, why are you standing here? Come here and let us have a good chat."

Fan Haoxuan sneered in his heart, what are you two?He sat down, lit the charcoal stove skillfully, and made tea with hot water: "Uncle has worked hard these days, so you should pay more attention to rest."

Xia Wang sighed: "I really want to rest, but it's not that there is no one to share my worries! Now you are back, it's good. You and Dalang, I can't be more relieved."

Fan Haoxuan lowered his head to make tea, and just said: "Haoxuan has been traveling all the way in the capital, and he only wants to live a stable life when he comes back, and he doesn't want to do anything else."

King Xia's eyebrows twitched.Living a stable life, forcing the aunt, the younger siblings, and the eldest son to make concessions, and now gradually pinching the Fan family?Have a safe day!

"In this world, Erlang, you just came back from the capital, and you must know better than uncle. Anwen is not stable. There are no eggs under the nest. Erlang, you can take a rest, but don't rest your bones. gone."

Fan Haoxuan nodded: "Uncle said yes."

Seeing Fan Haoxuan's appearance, King Xia didn't know what was going on in his heart, so he said in a slow tone: "And you, you are not young anymore. Your aunt and I have been showing you a long time ago. It’s not a big mess, let’s settle things quickly.”

Fan Haoxuan still nodded: "Uncle said yes. To be honest with Uncle, Haoxuan returned to Yunzhou this time to prepare for the wedding..."

"Oh? Erlang already has a girl he likes? I don't know which girl it is, so lucky to be favored by our family Erlang. Don't mess around with the wedding, your aunt has already prepared it for you. When the time comes, tell your aunt that everything will be settled." King Xia smiled this time, "Come and tell uncle first, which family is the girl from?"

Fan Haoxuan added tea: "I disappointed uncle, it's not a girl, it's a kid."

"Snapped!"

Fan Haoxuan was a study room smashed out by an inkstone.

"Ridiculous!" King Xia's furious voice spread throughout half of the palace.

Fan Haoxuan's expression didn't change a bit, and he turned around to meet Princess Xia.

Concubine Xia knew what King Xia was going to say to Fan Haoxuan this time, so she sent away the people who served her early on, leaving only a dowry girl from back then, who is now in charge, by her side.

When Mammy saw Fan Haoxuan approaching, she took him to the pavilion in the garden and sat down, then retreated to guard outside the courtyard gate.

Princess Xia's first words when she saw Fan Haoxuan were: "Don't listen to your uncle! Those good girls he picked!"

Fan Haoxuan's expression remained unchanged, and he replied: "Well, Haoxuan has no intention of listening to my uncle."

Concubine Xia breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. I was afraid that you would be quick-mouthed, so I agreed. Aunt is not saying that those girls are not good, but those are the daughters of good families. Their character, talent and appearance are all bad. It's just...it's better for the Xia family. We, the Fan family, don't need to work for the Xia family."

Fan Haoxuan was a little surprised that Princess Xia spoke like this this time. After all, this aunt has been married for a long time, and she has long regarded herself as the Xia family, not the Fan family.

Princess Xia looked at Fan Haoxuan's appearance, and sighed: "Auntie knows what I did wrong, but you have to believe that Auntie has always been on your side. Auntie has difficulties with Auntie. Now that you are older, you can do it more or less. clear."

Fan Haoxuan had drank so much tea with King Xia in the study just now, his stomach had already been shaved off, and now he was a little hungry, so he took a piece of snack on the table and stuffed it into his mouth, then frowned.

Princess Xia smiled when she saw this: "Why have you been out for so long, and you still can't get used to eating your own food?"

Fan Haoxuan nodded: "Auntie, I have someone I like."

Princess Xia said in a good mood: "Which family's girl?"

Fan Haoxuan stood up and took a step further: "It's my foster brother."